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Trams, trains, tubes, trolleybuses and buses: a look around the London Transport Museum
Posted on Thursday, Oct 19, 2017 | 1 CommentTransport aficionados are going to love the London Transport Museum, a three floor attraction located in the Grade II-listed Flower Market building in Covent Garden Piazza. -
![The second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/leipzig-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti")
Leipzig photos: Trams, steam locomotive, old rocker, posters and graffiti
Posted on Friday, Mar 3, 2017 | No CommentsThe second date on my tour with the Monochrome Set saw the band descending on an excessively chilly Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony and Germany’s tenth most populous city, […] -
![I meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/imperial-war-museum-anti-nuclear-01-115x115.jpg "The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos")
The Imperial War Museum and Anti Nuclear Protest Movement photos
Posted on Friday, Jan 27, 2017 | 1 CommentI meant to post these pics from the Imperial War Museum ages ago (they’re from June last year), so apologies for the delay. It’s a great museum to visit anyway, […] -
Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London
Posted on Wednesday, Aug 5, 2015 | No CommentsHere’s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon. Above, a Batman ‘human statue’ looks over the space in front of the National Gallery. -
![Located in West India Quay – right next to Canary Wharf – is the fabulous Museum of London Docklands, a free exhibition space dedicated to the history of the River […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/museum-of-london-docklands-011-115x115.jpg "Exploring London and the River Thames at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay")
Exploring London and the River Thames at the Museum of London Docklands at West India Quay
Posted on Monday, Sep 1, 2014 | No CommentsLocated in West India Quay – right next to Canary Wharf – is the fabulous Museum of London Docklands, a free exhibition space dedicated to the history of the River […] -
![Running until the 1st February 2015 at the V&A Museum in London, is the Disobedient Objects exhibition, which examines the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It’s well […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/disobedient-objects-v-a-london-011-115x115.jpg "Disobedient Objects at the V&A London looks at the role of objects in protest")
Disobedient Objects at the V&A London looks at the role of objects in protest
Posted on Friday, Aug 29, 2014 | No CommentsRunning until the 1st February 2015 at the V&A Museum in London, is the Disobedient Objects exhibition, which examines the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It’s well […] -
Checking out the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis was fun: yesterday, the Google Web Lab at the Science Museum, London was opened up for late night visitors, with the added bonus of free booze on tap. -
![Put on for one day only was Crossrail’s, ‘Bison to Bedlam’ archaeology exhibition, which showed off some of the artefacts unearthed during the excavations for the cross-London rail project. Above is a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/crossrail-archaeology-exhibition-01-115x115.jpg "Crossrail archaeology exhibition in London – Bison to Bedlam")
Crossrail archaeology exhibition in London – Bison to Bedlam
Posted on Monday, Jul 9, 2012 | 1 CommentPut on for one day only was Crossrail’s, ‘Bison to Bedlam’ archaeology exhibition, which showed off some of the artefacts unearthed during the excavations for the cross-London rail project. Above is a […] -
A walk from Bedford Hill down Bedford Avenue to Brooklyn Museum, New York
Posted on Monday, Nov 28, 2011 | 1 CommentAfter enjoying an excellent coffee at the Bedford Hill Coffee Bar in Bedford-Stuyvesant, we decided to walk the 1.7 miles to Brooklyn Museum, neat Prospect Park. -
![Running until the 16th Oct 2011 is the ‘Australian Landscape’ outside the British Museum in central London. Created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the landscape ‘showcases the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/british-museum-australian-walkabout-01-115x115.jpg "British Museum Australian walkabout – a slice of Oz in WC1")
British Museum Australian walkabout – a slice of Oz in WC1
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011 | No CommentsRunning until the 16th Oct 2011 is the ‘Australian Landscape’ outside the British Museum in central London. Created in partnership with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the landscape ‘showcases the […] -
Museum of London: London Street Photography
Posted on Monday, Apr 4, 2011 | No CommentsWell worth a visit is the Museum of London’s ‘London street photography’ exhibition, showing over 200 candid street scenes from 1860 to the present day. -
Concorde at the Intrepid Museum, NYC
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 | 3 CommentsStanding rather forlornly on a barge at the end of a Manhattan jetty on New York’s west side is retired British Airways Concorde aircraft, number G-BOAD. -
A trip to the Museum of London
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010 | 3 CommentsOne of the world’s biggest urban history museums, the Museum of London has over two million objects in its collection and holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe. -
![I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/horniman-museum-london-11-115x115.jpg "A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum")
A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum
Posted on Monday, Mar 22, 2010 | 3 CommentsI love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find […] -
![This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/british-museum-mexican-posters-4-115x115.jpg "Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum")
Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010 | No CommentsThis is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great […]